1、UberUber is available in over 450 cities throughout 73 countries worldwide. You can either choose a typical Uber unmarked car or regular taxi. The app can show you where drivers are, so you know how long youll be waiting. You can also get fare quotes(报价) in advance. Your payment source is linked to
2、the app and is automatically charged, so no physical money is ever needed. LyftLyft is a service that is also available in many large cities in the US. However, it offers something different, one of which is Lyft Line. With this service, you can find people that take the same route on a daily basis
3、as you and split the fare with them. Lyfts regular service lets you easily see where rides are, catch one, and easily pay right within the app. Easy TaxiEasy Taxi is available in 86 cities across 26 countries and lets you quickly scrub through maps and find locations youd like to be picked up at. Fr
4、om there, just make sure there are taxis in your area. Confirm your ride and then pay for it within the Easy Taxi app. Once you book a ride, you should see the taxis plate number and phone number appear on the map, making it easy for you to pick out both the car and the driver. CurbCurb, formerly Ta
5、xi Magic, is currently available in around 60 cities across the United States as well as select cities in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Mexico. It ties in with taxi companies and their drivers. As your taxi makes its way to your location, youll be able to track its progress inside the app. You can
6、 link a payment account to Curb to pay your fare through the app. You can also pay in cash. 【文章大意】这是一篇应用文。介绍了四种打车软件的功能及使用方法。21. Which app is available in the most countries? A. Uber. B. Lyft. C. Easy Taxi. D. Curb. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一部分的第一句“Uber is available in over 450 cities throughout 73 countries
7、worldwide. ”, 再比较第二、三、四个小标题下的第一句可知, Uber是在最多国家中使用的, 故选A项。22. Whats the special service of Lyft?A. You can pay the fare in cash. B. You can see where your ride is. C. You can get fare quotes in advance. D. You can find someone to share the fare. 【解析】选D。由第二部分的第二、三句可知, 使用Lyft可以和别人分担车费, 故答案选D。23. What d
8、o the four apps have in common?A. They are available worldwide. B. They are tied to taxi companies. C. They allow users to pay via app. D. They can identify your location. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。联系短文每一部分的内容可知, 这四种应用软件都可以直接通过软件支付车费, 这就是它们的共同之处。因此答案选C。BSolar Bones by Mike McCormack was named the winner of the 1
9、0, 000 pounds award, which recognizes fiction “that breaks the mould(模具)”. Published by Tramp Press, the novel follows the recollections of an engineer named Marcus Conway briefly returned from the dead. McCormack is the third Irish writer to win since the Goldsmiths Prize began in 2013. Chairman of
10、 judges Professor Blake Morrison said, “Set over a few hours in a single day, and told in the first-person voice of middle-aged engineer, Mike McCormacks Solar Bones transcends these seeming limits magnificently. ”“Politics, family, art, marriage, health, civic duty and the environment are just a fe
11、w of the themes it touches on, in a prose thats lyrical yet firmly rooted. ”“Its subject may be an ordinary working life, but it is itself an extraordinary work. ”McCormack called on more publishers to take risks with experimental authors. “Readers are smart. Theyre up for it, ” he said. “That was w
12、hat the people at Tramp Press taught me. There are readers out there and they have been proved right. ”The six shortlisted works were:Transit by Rachel Cusk, published by Jonathan CapeThe Lesser Bohemians by Eimear McBride, published by Faber and FaberSolar Bones by Mike McCormack, published by Tram
13、p PressLike a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun by Sarah Ladipo Manyike, published by Cassava RepublicHot Milk by Deborah Levy, published by Hamish HamiltonMartin John by Anakana Schofielf, published by And Other StoriesThe prize was founded in 2013 by Goldsmiths, University of London, and is held
14、in partnership with the New Statesman. Last years winner was Beatlebone by Kevin Barry. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了迈克麦考马克凭借其作品太阳的骨头赢得金史密斯奖; 同时介绍了这部作品的特点及其他入围作品。24. Which of the following were the award-winning work of Goldsmiths Prize?A. Solar Bones & Beatlebone. B. Hot Milk & Martin John. C. Solar Bones & T
15、ransit. D. The Lesser Bohemians &New Statesman. 由第一段和最后一段可知A项是金史密斯奖的获奖作品。故答案选A。25. What can we conclude from the passage?A. McCormack is the second writer to win the Goldsmiths Prize. B. Marcus Conway was the writer of Solar Bones. C. Publishers should give more chances to experimental authors. D. The prize was founded in 2013 by Goldsmiths with the New Statesman. 根据第六段“McCormack called on more publishers
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